Lindsay Clancy hires Karen Read attorney for high-stakes double jeopardy fight after murder mistrial
The Massachusetts mother accused of strangling her three young children to death is bringing in the attorney who fought Karen Read’s retrial as she makes a bid to have her own case thrown out.Lindsay Clancy, whose closely watched murder trial ended in a reported 11-1 split in favor of finding her not criminally responsible, has added veteran Boston attorney Martin Weinberg to her defense team.Weinberg entered a limited appearance Tuesday to file and argue a forthcoming motion seeking dismissal on double-jeopardy grounds, according to a Plymouth Superior Court filing obtained by Fox News Digital.The filing states Weinberg will represent Clancy in connection with the dismissal motion and "related matters."LINDSAY CLANCY'S LAWYER REVEALS POST-MISTRIAL STRATEGY AS RETRIAL LOOMSLindsay Clancy sits next to her defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, during her murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court on August 11, 2026.(Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)The filing does not say when Weinberg will submit the motion.
Clancy’s case is next scheduled to return to court Sept.29.LINDSAY CLANCY JUDGE CALLS MISTRIAL, THEN GRANTS DEFENSE ONE HOUR STAY FOR APPEALJudge William Sullivan declared a mistrial Sept.
4 after jurors spent seven days deliberating but said they could not reach a unanimous verdict.Several jurors later revealed that 11 members of the panel supported finding Clancy not guilty by reason of lack of criminal responsibility, while one juror voted to convict.LINDSAY CLANCY ATTORNEY KEVIN REDDINGTON SIGNALS HE'S OPEN TO A DEAL, HOPES DA WILL 'REVISIT' CASEDefense attorney Kevin Reddington addresses reporters as jurors weigh the case against Lindsay Clancy in the 2023 deaths of her three children.(Joseph Prezioso/ AFP via Getty Images)Clancy’s longtime defense attorney, Kevin Reddington, signaled immediately after the mistrial that he would fight any attempt to put her on trial again.The defense is expected to argue that the way the mistrial ended ba...